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She was raised in a tiny gold-mining town in Taiwan. Now it's become a tourist trap — and she's fighting for the soul of the place.
Mountain town Jiufen in Taiwan welcomes millions of visitors a year, far outnumbering its 1,600 res…
Huileng Tan
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Global gold demand drops 6% in Q2 2024 due to slump in jewelry consumption, OTC investment pushes the total to record high
The record-high gold prices took a significant toll on jewelry consumption. Volumes fell 19% YoY to…
ANI
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I work in the Alaska mining industry. I sometimes get paid in gold, but the job comes with long hours and grueling conditions.
Temperatures sometimes hit below -40 degrees, the pay varies, and you may have to work up to six we…
Ana Altchek
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Gold, silver import from UAE surged 210% in 2023-24; Need duty revision in FTA: GTRI
India's gold and silver imports from its free trade agreement (FTA) partner UAE have skyrocketed 21…
PTI
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Fervent Bitcoin trading approaches fresh supply crunch; Here’s what this week’s ‘halving’ event implies
Bitcoin's recent surge to record-breaking highs has left many scratching their heads in awe. Within…
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Some central banks have sold gold at record prices, cashing in on the global boom
Gold prices have hit fresh record highs amid macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties.
Huileng Tan
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India eyes economic gains as China's stimulus fuels surge in global mining demand
As projected by Fitch Ratings, the neutral sector outlook is buoyed by significant government spend…
ANI
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Michael Burry and John Paulson hit the jackpot when they called the housing crash. Now they're betting on gold.
Michael Burry bought about $8 million worth of a trust that owns physical gold bullion. John Paulso…
Theron Mohamed
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It's not just gold. Commodities from copper to cocoa are seeing huge gains in 2024.
"This is your classic late-cycle rally in commodities," Carlyle's Jeff Currie told CNBC, as raw mat…
Filip De Mott
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Bitcoin and gold are both on fire right now — but for very different reasons
The leading cryptocurrency and the precious metal are both on winning streaks, but analysts say the…
George Glover
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Lithium mine overexploitation to create more electric vehicles is destroying the Tibetan Plateau
Today's planet-saving green transition would not be possible without the help of Lithium-ion batter…
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F1's popularity was exploding in the US, but its all-but-assured gold mine is suddenly under threat
F1 set its sights on conquering the US, and with the help of Netflix and "Drive to Survive," it was…
Cork Gaines
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Trump's fans and critics alike are plastering his mug shot on everything from mugs to t-shirts. Here's a roundup of the merch gold mine.
In the days since the mugshot has been released, though, fans and critics of the former president h…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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Global gold demand plunges, India bucks trend with double digit growth
The global demand for gold fell by 6 per cent to 1,147.5 tonnes during the third quarter of 2023 am…
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Suspected smugglers were caught trying to hide $10 million of gold by painting it silver and disguising it as machinery on a cargo plane
It is the largest gold-smuggling case on record in Hong Kong, according to officials.
Polly Thompson
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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush planned to use his Titan submersible to cash in on deep-sea mining the 'biggest gold rush in history' that could cause environmental destruction
Scientists say deep-sea mining could harm marine life. In 2017, Stockton Rush said he thought the T…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A new hunt for dark matter has begun in an old gold mine, nearly 1 mile underground
Dark matter makes up 85% of the universe's mass, but nobody knows what it is. Scientists hope this …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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That nondescript building on the side of the highway is the newest gold mine Wall Street is trying to tap
Wall Street is seeing massive returns from a boring, albeit steady, investment strategy in warehous…
Dan DeFrancesco
2 mins read
AMC Entertainment buys 22% stake in a Nevada gold mine to diversify away from movie theater business
"In 2021, our retail shareholders armed us with a $1.8 billion war chest to play on offense and gro…
Matthew Fox
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Uranium is the new gold as the world goes nuclear once again
Uranium spot prices have surged to levels not seen since Japan's Fukushima disaster in 2011 as the …